Transactional Support Assistant

Description:

To work as part of a team in the provision of secretarial support to the Corporate & Commercial, Employment and Banking teams in the Edinburgh office. To assist the Corporate & Commercial, Employment and Banking teams as a whole.
CORE TASKS
Monitoring legislative change and case law in respect of material issues associated with banking matters.
Types and amends all client correspondence and legal documents (often confidential) to a high level
*Assists in the completion of all Companies House Forms; Shares Certificates and all other forms and documents as required using most efficient application.
*Responsible for production of high quality PowerPoint presentations using templates and liaising with BD as required.
*Must endeavour to obtain and maintain a working knowledge of current affairs/cases in your practice area in order to produce/amend documents most efficiently.
*Able to deal with clients and third parties on a day to day basis via e-mail, phone or in person, ensuring that accurate messages are communicated and dealt with professional and proactively and within the practice area guidelines.
*Ability to assist in preparation of index for bibles and assist in their completion generally, both paper and electronic versions.
*Provide cover/assistance to other Transactional Support Assistants and Executive Assistants in the Corporate & Commercial and Banking, Restructuring & Insolvency teams as required and under the direction of the secretarial engagement manager
PERSON SPECIFICATION
*Ideally the candidate should have experience in Corporate & Commercial or Banking with some knowledge of procedure and relevant documentation or a willingness to learn.
*The successful candidate will be required to be flexible regarding working hours.
* Confident - able to deal with people at all levels.
* Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
* Excellent attention to detail and accuracy in production of all work.
* Organises and prioritises time effectively to achieve deadlines.
* Presents a professional image to clients and other external organisations at all times.
* Working practices within the team will change from time to time and the successful candidate should have an open and flexible attitude to change and a willingness to train within other legal teams.
SKILLS
* Fast accurate typist - 60 wpm.
* Accurate and competent in documentation production including formatting and presentation.
* IT literate.
* Proficient in the use of Microsoft applications:
* Word - track changes/mail merge
* Outlook
* Excel

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